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Covert Mission · April 21, 2000, 06:48 PM

Jim,

Although this was published IN the Post, it wasn't written by them. It is an opinion piece from the Op-Ed pages, written by two people from the Heritage Foundation (conservative, I think).

The passage :..."Is it gun-control policy? Perhaps. Maryland has stricter gun laws than Virginia, which means that criminals have a greater likelihood of being confronted by an armed citizen in Virginia..."

I think that statement, however brief, works in "our" favor. They could have taken it further, of course, by saying that VA grants CCW permits in many areas and MD does not, and that the stricter gun laws in MD seem to do nothing to inhibit the criminal... only the good guy. Maybe they didn't want it to be just a pro-gun piece, which would be easily dismissed by some, like the HCI folks to with John LOtt's work.

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April 21, 2000, 06:48 PM	#14
Covert Mission Senior Member Join Date: April 28, 1999 Location: West of the Pecos Posts: 671	Jim, Although this was published IN the Post, it wasn't written by them. It is an opinion piece from the Op-Ed pages, written by two people from the Heritage Foundation (conservative, I think). The passage :..."Is it gun-control policy? Perhaps. Maryland has stricter gun laws than Virginia, which means that criminals have a greater likelihood of being confronted by an armed citizen in Virginia..." I think that statement, however brief, works in "our" favor. They could have taken it further, of course, by saying that VA grants CCW permits in many areas and MD does not, and that the stricter gun laws in MD seem to do nothing to inhibit the criminal... only the good guy. Maybe they didn't want it to be just a pro-gun piece, which would be easily dismissed by some, like the HCI folks to with John LOtt's work. [This message has been edited by Covert Mission (edited April 21, 2000).]